ENCHANTMENT — AURA
Darksteel Mutation
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature is an Insect artifact creature with base power and toughness 0/1 and has indestructible, and it loses all other abilities, card types, and creature types.
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- WOTC Official Reminder Textofficial rulesEnchant — Target a creature as you cast this. This card enters attached to that creature.
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Comments & Rulings · 8
- Wizards of the Coast2013-10-17 · official rulingThe enchanted creature will be only an artifact and a creature, not any other card types. It will be only an Insect, not any other creature types.
- Wizards of the Coast2013-10-17 · official rulingIn some rare cases, the creature may have subtypes other than creature types before becoming enchanted with Darksteel Mutation. If it had any other artifact subtypes (such as Equipment), it will retain those. If it had any subtypes other than artifact types and creature types (such as Shrine), it won't retain those.
- Wizards of the Coast2013-10-17 · official rulingDarksteel Mutation overwrites any previous effects that set the enchanted creature's power or toughness to a specific value. Any such effects that start to apply after Darksteel Mutation entered the battlefield will work normally.
- Wizards of the Coast2013-10-17 · official rulingDarksteel Mutation overwrites the printed power and toughness of the enchanted creature, as well as any characteristic-defining abilities that define power and/or toughness.
- Wizards of the Coast2013-10-17 · official rulingHowever, Darksteel Mutation does not overwrite effects that change the enchanted creature's power or toughness without setting it to a specific value (such as the ones created by Giant Growth or Glorious Anthem). It also won't overwrite the effect of counters.
- Wizards of the Coast2013-10-17 · official rulingThe creature will keep any supertypes it previously had. Notably, if Darksteel Mutation is enchanting a legendary creature, that creature will continue to be legendary. Also, if it's enchanting a commander, that creature will continue to be a commander.
- Wizards of the Coast2013-10-17 · official rulingDarksteel Mutation causes the enchanted creature to lose all abilities except indestructible at the time it becomes enchanted. Any abilities the creature gains after that point will work normally.
- Wizards of the Coast2013-10-17 · official rulingDarksteel Mutation doesn't affect the enchanted creature's colors, if any. It will continue to be whatever color or colors it was before Darksteel Mutation entered the battlefield.